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Hydrogonium taylori W.A. Weber

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Bryophyta

Class
Bryopsida

Order
Pottiales

Family
Pottiaceae

Genus
Hydrogonium

Species
taylori

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Barbula taylorii, MBG Tropicos: "taylori"; new name based on adoption of earlier epithet

Origin: Endemic

References

  • Gradstein, S.R. Weber, W.A. (1982) Bryogeography of the Galapagos Islands. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 52: 127-152.
  • Steere, W.C. (1948) Contribution to the bryogeography of Ecuador. I. A review of the species of musci previously reported. The Bryologist 51(3): 65-167.
  • Steere, W.C. (1936) Mosses of the G. Allan Hancock Expedition of 1934, collected by Wm. R. Taylor. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(1): 1-13.
  • Weber, W.A. (1984) Bryophytes and lichens of the Galápagos Islands. In: Oehser, P.H., Lea, J.S. & Powars, N.L. (eds.): National Geographic Society Research Report 16 (1975 Projects): 781-790.
  • Weber, W.A. (1975) Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Galapagos Islands. Lindbergia 3(1-2): 79-82.

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